Maricopa-Pima County AZ Archives Biographies.....Walker, J. E. 1847 - living in 1896
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Author: McFarland & Poole
p. 560-561
HON J. E. WALKER. Hon. J. E Walker, clerk of the District Court of Phoenix,
Arizona, is one of those calm, self-poised and reliant characters in whom nature
and culture have united in making a product that all men respect His career has
been a busy and an honorable one, and in every position to which he has been
called he has acquitted himself with credit and to the satisfaction of all
concerned. Mr. Walker was born in Madison County, Virginia, September 24, 1847,
and comes of an old prominent family of that State, his ancestors having settled
there at a very early date. His parents, James W. and Louise (Elliott) Walker,
were both born in the Old Dominion and the father followed farming up to the
opening of the Civil War. He then enlisted in Mahone's Brigade and served his
cause most faithfully until the surrender at Appomattox Court House, being on
Mahone's staff with the rank of major. After cessation of hostilities he began
the study of law, was admitted to the bar in his native State, and there
practiced for a few years. Sometime afterward he moved to Washington, D. C., and
has since been engaged in the practice of law there. He served in the Virginia
Legislature the year of reconstruction. To his marriage were born, of whom our
subject is the eldest, three sons and six daughters. He was reared on a farm,
and in addition to a good practical education received in private schools,
attended Virginia Military Institute a short time. Then returning to the farm he
was occupied with his duties until 1873, when he went to California. While in
this State he was engaged in different pursuits at various locations until
January, 1881, when he went across the line to Arizona, prospecting in the
southern part of the Territory. For some time he was engaged in mining and
afterward clerked in a store in Tucson for about a year. In 1886 he was
appointed clerk of the Third Judicial District of Arizona by Judge W.W. Porter
and was an incumbent of that position through President Cleveland's
administration. He also held the position as clerk of the Supreme Court at the
same time. After leaving that office he became connected with the Hartford Bank,
and in January, 1893, was appointed deputy sheriff, a position he held for a
year. In January, 1894, he was appointed to his present position and has
discharged the duties of that office in a most able and satisfactory manner. Mr.
Walker is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Knight Templar, Mystic Shrine, and
is also a member of the A. O. U. W. of Tucson. He was married in 1886 to Miss
Matilda Robbins, a native of the Buckeye State He and wife are members of the
Episcopal church, in which he is warden.
Additional Comments:
From:
A Historical and Biographical Record of the Territory of Arizona
Published by
McFarland & Poole, Chicago, 1896
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